We've been recommending these phones to buyers on a budget since the first
Moto G appeared in 2013.
The absence of 4G may also seem an oddity - especially when the interim Moto G model offered such connectivity, so we wouldn't be surprised if yet another 5 - inch
Moto G appears with 4G in the near future - but when price is king that's not such a surprise.
Not exact matches
When it first
appeared in the market three years, the first
Moto G was a huge surprise for many users, combining decent hardware with stock Android (and assured updates) at a price that was a third of what many high - end Android flagships were offering.
Though Lenovo has clearly influenced the
Moto G's external design, it
appears the company has left the software experience alone.
However, when side - by - side with the original
Moto G the new model's display
appears slightly duller in terms of colours and the whites weren't as white.
G for Games points us to some new pictures posted over at Chinese website MyDrivers that purportedly give us our first glimpse at Motorola's next flagship phone, and it
appears the device may be the first
Moto X to come with a fingerprint scanner.
As mentioned, around the back the new
Moto G handsets
appear to be using the same sort of design as the
Moto Z for the camera, with a large round bump, housing both the lens and the flash module.
In fact the storage used here
appears to be identical to what is seen in Motorola's budget
Moto G phones.
We're also looking forward to some features from the existing lines, like 3D Glass for the
Moto X (which promises «Unlimited Perfection») and a dual - camera setup in the 2017
Moto GS + which
appears to replace the
Moto G5 and G5 +.